diff --git a/biometrics-util/pom.xml b/biometrics-util/pom.xml
index 09d6207534..f03f3aa44c 100644
--- a/biometrics-util/pom.xml
+++ b/biometrics-util/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-	    <version>3.13.0</version>
+	    <version>3.16.1</version>
 	</dependency>
 	<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.github.jai-imageio/jai-imageio-jpeg2000 -->
 	<dependency>